2019 Men's Cross Country Roster

David Stluka

Zack Snider

  • Class Redshirt Senior
  • Hometown Carmel, Ind.
  • High School Brebeuf Jesuit
  • Height 5-10

Biography

Notables

  • Academic All-Big Ten Honoree
    • Cross Country - 2018
  • NCAA West Preliminary Round qualifier
    • 2017 - 5000 Meters
    • 2018 - 5000 Meters

Personal Bests

Indoor Outdoor
Mile 4:10.51 1-23-16 5000 Meters 14:00.74 3-31-17
3000 Meters 8:06.53 2-6-16 10,000 Meters 29:15.73 3-30-18
Cross Country
4 Mile 20:20.3 9-9-16
8 Kilometers 25:02.3 10-29-17
10 Kilometers 32:08.0 11-10-17

Honors and Accolades

At the NCAA Preliminary Round
2018 - Outdoors
5000 Meters: 14:18.12

2017- Outdoors
5000 Meters: DNF

At the NCAA Regional (Cross Country)
2017 NCAA Great Lakes Regional
49th : 32:08.0 (10K)

At the Big Ten Championships
2019 - Cross Country
33rd : 24:48.4 (8K)

2019 - Indoor
3000 Meters: 5th (8:28.35)

2018 - Outdoor
10,000 Meters: 14th (31:04.27)

2017 - Cross Country
32nd : 25:02.3 (8K)

2017 - Outdoor
10,000 Meters: 29:48.36 

2016 - Cross Country
53rd : 25:45.1 (8K)

2016 - Indoor
3000 Meters: 6th (8:06.53)

Other Notable Performances
2016 U.S. Junior Championships
5000 Meters: 1st (15:28.46)

Cross Country Eligibility:  Redshirt Senior
Indoor/Outdoor Track Eligibility: Redshirt Senior/Redshirt Senior

2019-20 Season

2019 Cross Country: Tied for first in the 8K with a time of 25:38.6 at the Badger Classic... finished sixth overall and first for the Badgers at the Loyola Lakefront Invitational with a time of 25:12.76... finished 137th in the 8K race at the Nuttycombe Invitational with a time of 24:53.1... Finished 33rd overall and seventh for the Badgers at the Big Ten Championships with a time of 24:48.4 in the 8K race... placed 43rd overall and sixth for the Badgers at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional with a time of 31:29.7 in the 10K race... placed 229th overall and seventh for the Badgers at the NCAA Championship 10K race with a time of 33:49.0

2018-19 Season

2019 Indoor Track: Finished fifth overall in the 3000 meters with a time of 8:28.35 at the Big Ten Championships (2/22-23) ... in his season debut, took eighth in the 3000 meters, crossing the line in 8:11.45 at the Iowa State Classic (2/8-9)

2018 Cross Country: In his first meet of the season, finished 176th overall and sixth for UW at the Wisconsin Pre-Nationals meet (10/13) with an 8K time of 25:49.1

2017-18 Season

2018 Outdoor Track: Finished 33rd overall in the 5000 meters with a time of 14:18.12 at the NCAA West Preliminary Championships (5/26) ... placed 14th in the 10,000 meters with a time of 31:04.27 at the Big Ten Championships (5/11) ... finished fifth in his section of the 5,000 meters, coming in with a personal best time of 13:54.63 at the Bryan Clay Invitational (4/20) ... finished 11th overall in the 10,000 meters with a time of 29:15.73 at the Stanford Invite (3/30)

2018 Indoor Track: Did not compete

2017 Cross Country: At the NCAA Great Lakes Regional (11/10), finished 49th overall and sixth for the Badgers with a 10K time of 32:08.0 ... in his first race of the season, finished 32nd overall and fourth for Wisconsin at the Big Ten Championship (10/29) with a time of 25:02.3 (8K)

2016-17 Season

2017 Outdoor: Finished fifth in the 10,000 meters at the Big Ten Championships (5/12-14) with a time of 29:48.36 ... set a personal best with a time of 14:00.74 in the 5000 meters at the Stanford Invitational (3/31) during a second-place finish

2017 Indoor: Did not compete (redshirt season)

2016 Cross Country: Ran to a 53rd-place finish at the Big Ten Championship (10/30) in 25:45.1 (8K) ... placed 177th at the Nuttycombe Wisconsin Invitational (10/14) with a time of 26:18.4 (8K) ... finished ninth at the Oz Memorial Invitational (9/9) in 20:20.3 (4-Mile) 

2015-16 Season

2016 Outdoor: Redshirt season ... Won the 5000 meters at the 2016 U.S. Junior Championships in 15:28.46 to qualify for the 2016 IAAF World Junior Championships ... won the 5000 meters while competing unattached at the UW-Platteville Invitational (4/15) in 14:06.76, a qualifying time for the 2016 IAAF World Junior Championships

2016 Indoor: Finished sixth in the 3000 meters at the Big Ten championships (2/26) in 8:06.53 ... Ran to a 63rd place finish in the mile, clocking in at 4:16.63 at the Iowa State Classic (2/13)... won the 3000 meters in 8:12.99 at the Armory Invitational (2/6)... placed third in the mile with a time of 4:10.51 at the Wisconsin vs. Minnesota Dual (1/23)...finished first in the mile with a time of 4:11.81 at the Wisconsin vs. Notre Dame Dual (1/16).

2015 Cross Country: Redshirt season... Placed fifth overall as an unnattached runner for the Badgers at the Badger Opener (9/4) with a time of 19:06.4 (6K)

High School

Finished fifth in the two-mile at 2015 New Balance Indoor Nationals in 8:54.40 … 2015 Indiana state champion in the 1600 meters with a personal-best time of 4:10.26 … Foot Locker and Nike Cross Nationals qualifier as a senior … IHSAA cross country state runner-up as a senior … four-time Brebauf Jesuit Preparatory high school most valuable cross country runner … two-time Brebeuf track and field most valuable runner as a junior and senior … Marion County 3200 meter champion as a senior … Marion County cross country champion his senior year… IHSAA State runner-up 4x8m relay as a junior … 10th place finish at IHSAA all-state cross country as a junior … IHSAA all-state 3200m seventh place finish as a junior … IATCCC all-state cross country 16th place finish as a sophomore … IHSAA third place finish in the 3200m as a sophomore … Marion County cross country champion as well as Marion County 3200m champion as a sophomore.

Personal

Parents are Tony and Amy Snider … has two siblings: Melissa and Megan … three-time IATCCC Academic All-state … multiple-time high honor roll student … major is Economics.

Why Wisconsin

“The combination of academic and athletic success, as well as a very strong sense of team and great coaching.”

Historical Player Information

  • 2015Freshman

    5'10"
  • 2016Redshirt Freshman

    5'10"
  • 2017Redshirt Sophomore

    5'10"
  • 2018Redshirt Junior

    5'10"
  • 2019Redshirt Senior

    5'10"